Suspenders



2 SheetsSheet 1.

J HAYDEN.

Suspender. No. 225,824. Patented Mar. 23, 1880.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2. J. HAYDEN. Suspender.

Patented Mar. 23, 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HAYDEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,824, dated March23, 1880.

Application filed January 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES HAYDEN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is such a construction of a pairof suspendersthatin every movement of the body and shoulders, whereby eithersuspender is caused to contract, there shall be a correspondingexpansion of the other suspender, and vice versa in regard to theexpansion of either suspender, whereby all possible movements shall beprovided for with perfoot freedom, without any unusual strain upon anypart of the suspenders and the nature of my invention consists of adouble interlacing of the front straps, a like interlacingof the backstraps, and also of doubleinterlacing back loops; the combination of theinterlaced part of the shoulder-webbing with the upper link of the backslide; and a novel formation of the slides, in combination with thefront and back ends and middle of the shoulderwebbing, so that by theraising of one shoulder and consequent lowering of the other, and theturning or twisting of the body or shoulders in any direction, wherebyeither s'us; pender is caused to contract or expand, there shall be alsoan automatic corresponding expansion or contraction of the othersuspender, and hence an automatic adjustment of the suspenders to anyposition the body or shoulders may assume.

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the front ends of the shoulderwebs A Aand parts in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a face view of the slide aon an enlarged scale. Fig. 3, Sheet No. 2, is a rear elevation of theback ends of the shoulderwebs and parts connected therewith.

Like letters of reference in all the figures indicate the same parts.

A A represent the shoulder-webs of my improved suspenders, and B B areinterlacing front straps. O G are interlacing back loops, each of whichis connected at its ends with the rear ends of shoulderwebs, as shown inFig. 3, and D D are interlacing back straps.

The front end of each shoulder-web A, as shown in Fig. 1, passes throughthe double link-slide a, and thence through the double link-slide a, andthence upward to the rear of 5 5 the slide a, and is lapped around themiddle bars of the slide and confined thereto by stitching. The frontinterlacing-straps, B B,

of each suspender is passed through the lower link of the slide a andinterlaced with each 6'0 other, and the ends of each strap provided witha button-hole, b, and the front end of each strap stitched and boundwith the back end of the fellow strap, forming a doubled button-hole andthick end; and the rear end of each strap is likewise formed andconnected with the rear end of the other strap, as shown in Fig. 1,forming a doubled button-hole and thick end.

By the peculiar interlacing of these straps,

as shown and described, they are constantly separated from each other onthe slide-bar and prevented from lapping oneach other on the bar intheir sliding movements.

The interlacing back loops, (3 0, connected with the upper link of theback slide, (1 cross each other and have their ends stitched to thebound back ends of the shoulder-webs A A, one edge of each strap beingin line with the inner edge of one of the webs, and the same edge inline with the outer edge of the other web.

The inlacing back straps, D D, pass through the lower link of the slidea cross each other,

have button-holes b b, and are arranged and connected in the same manneras the front straps, B B, as above described.

It will be understood that by the connection of the front ends of theshoulder-webs A A,

as above described, the suspenders may be lengthened or shortened, asoccasion may require, with the greatest ease and accuracy;

and that by the interlaced part of the shoulder-webs, (consisting of theloops 0 0,) connected with the upper link of the back slide, 9 5

by the body or shoulders, and that, hence, a

perfect adj ustability is provided for by means of the combination andarrangement of rigid shoulder-webs, back loops, and back and front ends,without the use of rubber, the cost of manufacture is diminished, whilea superior article is produced, as the suspenders having rubber areliable to lose their elasticity while they are yet in the manufacturershands, and thereby become almost Worthless.

By means of the connection of the interlaced back loops of theshoulder-webs AA with the upper link of the back slide, a and the adjustable slides a a, in combination with the slides a a, a differentadjustment may be made of the interlacing back loops, 0 0, so as tochange the wearing-surface of the loops from the center to either sidethereof. For instance, by lowering the slide a of one suspender andraising the slide a of the other suspender in a corresponding degree,one change is made to one side of the central bearing of the loops 0 G;or by giving the slides a reverse movement to that described the bearingupon the link is changed to the other side of the central part oftheloops, and that, hence, three wearing-surfaces may be given to theloops, thereby increasing their durability threefold, this being theweak point.

All the slides above mentioned (one of which is shown in Fig. 2) aremade of round wire, and hence have no burrs or rough edges, and are notliable to cut the straps and loops dur ing the sliding movement, as isusual in slides punched out of sheet metal.

It will be seen that the lower links of the slides, a a, and the linksof the back slide, a are of the same width as the links of the slides aa, and that the straps and loops connected therewith and interlaced areof half the width of the shoulder-webs; and that hence, by the peculiarmode of interlacing, they are caused to be separated side by side andlie flat upon the link-bars without lapping one upon its fellow.

I claim as my invention, as an improvement in suspenders 1. Theinterlaced front straps, B B and B B, in combination, respectively, withthe slides a/ a, the straps of each pair being arranged side by sideupon the lower bar of the slide, so as not to overlap each other thereonin their sliding movements, and the ends of each strap being overlappedand stitched to the ends of its fellow strap, so as to form doublebuttonholes, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination ofthe interlaced back loops, 0 O, with theshoulder-webs A A and interlaced back straps, D D, having doubled lappedends and double button-holes, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination of the double link-slides a a with the shoulder-websA A, interlaced back loops, 0 G, link-slide a9, and back straps, D D,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES HAYDEN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS J. BEWLEY, STEPHEN USTIOK.

